Arie says, “I was confronted by the same questions: Who are you? How are you shaping the big picture of your life?”Įxhausted from writing and recording “Open Door,” the singer and songwriter didn’t feel like doing another album. During that period of self-reflection, she began working on the album “Open Door” but after three years, the project ended up being shelved. It was only after escaping to Hawaii for refuge that India.Arie began the journey to figure out what she truly wanted for her life and career. The past four years were a period of reflection, healing and personal growth for the multi-Grammy Award-winner, who had all but retired from the music industry in 2009. The themes of hope, love, faith and empowerment are woven into the upbeat songs “Just Do You” and “Nothing That I Love More” to the mid-tempo tracks “Moved by You” and “Cocoa Butter” to the gentle and heartfelt “Broken Shell.” The album, released this past June on her label imprint Soulbird, reunites Arie with longtime writing partner/co-producer Shannon Sanders. Back in the public eye after a four-year, self-imposed hiatus, India.Arie - known for the empowering songs “Brown Skin,” “Video” and “I Am Not My Hair” - has given us a glimpse into her journey of self-discovery through her latest project “SongVersation.”

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